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FROM MERCHANTS ExcnANoI

Ar at Shanghae 9Th inst ship Eclipse Shila-
bar New York.
Sid I'm Hong Kong Nov 40, ship Anahuac, Rob-
inson, Man Ia
Ar at Queenstown 14th. ship st Charles, Pur-
ringtOn, San Francisco.
Al at Zaza l4th inst, brig Isaac w Parker, Kane
New York.
Sid i'm St Thomas 14th inst, sch 4 Butler,
Foster, Wilmington.
Cid at Caibarien Dec 9th, barque Nellie Brett,
Sayin New York.
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New York Stock and money Market.
rRy Teleeraph.1

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 1ss7.-Money on call
has been very easy, ranging from to 6:per cent I;
last loan A, closing offered at 3. Prime paper at
61aG8. Sterline Exchange is dull and frmer.
Government bonds are dull and strong Railroad
bonds very duh, strong and generally firm. Two
hours succeeding IL O'Clock were the dullest seen
on the Stock Exchanges for many days, even
some of the leading shares not recording sale of
share. Among those dealt in there was no fea-
ture of any kind beyond slight heayiness toward
weakness, accompanied by increase In amount of
business done. Union Pacific recorded a decline
OF "a per cent. and New England 50. The greater
part of these losses were afterward mase up. The
market showed no change after 2 10 and remain
ed duh without feature. The market closed dull
az about lowest prices Of the day.
Ano I0liowlng are Jo-oays quotations OF Goverl-
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Foreign Exports.

LIVERPOOL. ENG. Steamship Parslan-34,-
aO7 bush peas 725A do wheat 71S0 sacks -four
10000 Tbs bacon 3S2 ,5z0 DO cheese 94o,2oU do
meats .O0O,0 do lard $500 do pork 795 cases
splnts 43 do leather 5000 do canned goods $50
hills apples
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Wit AND WISDOM.

vouno husband-Clara, my dear, wish that In
san9ina in notices of your luncheons to the Sun
Sav naIers you would not speak of yourself as
Mrs Henry Hustler, nee Van der Peel. don't
ike it. Her husbands name should be sufficient
for q vile.
Young wife meekly):-well, Henry, how shall
put IL?
Young husband-0h, say Mrs. Henry Hustler,
wife OF that eDterprising and real estate man,
Henry Hustler, whose beautiful residence add
ton Is now upon the market
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Facts worth knowIne.


In all diseases OF the nasal mucous membrane
the remedy used must be non-irritating. The
medical profession has been slow to learn this.
Nothing satisfactory can be accomplished with
douches, snuns, powders, syringes, astringents,
or any similar application, because they are all
irritating, do not thoroughly reach the affected
surfaces and should be abandoned as worse than
failures. A multitude of persons who have for
years borne all the worry and pain that catarrh
can nfict, testify to radical and permanent cures
wrought by Ely's Cream Balm.
why. Pat, for heavens sake, what's the mat
swell, sorr, swallied pertater bug. and
although, sorr, took some parrus green widin
five minutes after ter kill tn basic, sthl he's just
raisin' tn divil inside O. me, sorr."
Mrs. Chas. Smith of Jimes, Ohio,
write: have used every remedy for sick head
ache could hear Of for the past fifteen years, but
Carriers Little Liver Pills did me more good than
all the rest.
A committee recently requested gentleman TO
name suitable person for an important position.
He suggested man OF unexceptionabe charac-
ter and great ability. The reply was:
He Is all that you say, but he has some sharp
"oh. yes.s said the gentleman; "but would
that be an OblectiOn?n
Certainly said the committee.
"Well then, what you want Is a cipher. A
out coming to me for help"
Do not suffer from sick headache
amoment longer. 1t is not necessary. Carriers
Little Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, one little
pill. Small dose. Small pill
Things one would rather have left unsaid
Her Ladyshp-l'm so glad you are comlhg 70
our concert In the schooIroom Price. MISS ,o Ia,
so help us, you knowl
Old Servant Yes, my lady, we was saying IN
the servants all as we felt very hanxious ABOUT
'er, They don't appreciate anything really fust
rate down ERE. Now you and Miss Hemina al
ways takes beautifully.
Quaker Bitters are rood for either sex. They
promptly relieve ard Ct re Nausea and Weakness
of the Stomach, indigestion, Bloating, Nervous
Prostitution. General Debility and Depression,
Sleeplessness, and kindred affections in either
sex; acting through the blood they effect radi
cal and permanent cure. Take Quaker Bitters
when you feel the first SYMPTOMS of disease. They
will give you a new lease of life.
Little Quaker Pills are small and easy to take.
Church was over and, as usual, company OF
women were standing about the doorway talking
and laughing, though probably not concerning
the sermon. Soon young man acquainted with
the gronp approached saying:
Aren't you eyer going home? You are block
s'You are wrong there,p replied young lady
with toss of the head. sit was the angels who
blocked the way and the ass made fuss about it,"
The happy woman who was cured OF chronic
headache by using Salvation Oil is enthusiastic.
Even il we are not smart, we know what to do
when troubled with cough or cold. We take 20
cents and buy bottle of DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Young Housekeeper-W What kind of fish have
you this morning?
Fish Dealer-now would you like some nice
striped bass, mum?
Housekeeper (hestatingy)-No; 1 think 1
would prefer something In a small check.
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RumfOrd Falls & Buckfield Railroad.
winter Arranssmenl-Hn Effect nov. Is,
1851.

Leave Portland via G. 7. Railway, 8.45 a. m
Lewiston $50; Mechanic Falls mixed tralnl To-
so; arriving at W. Mn0t II. rs ;.E. Hebron IL 80;
Buckfeld 1900; L. Sumner 1920; Hartford
1910; Canton /. 90 p. m.
Leave Portland 100 p. m; Lewiston zoo,
Mechanic Falls 3.16; arriving az w. Min0t 3.5O;
f. Hebron $40; Buckfeld 800; II. sumner 4.O6i
Hartford AIR; Canton AIT; Ghbertville 4.3o p.
m.
RETURNING-Leav Canton $50, 9.15 a. m;
arriving ut Portland $50 a. m, 12.15 ,. m
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
DAILY-FrOm w. Mlnot $50 y. m. for Hebron
Academy; Buckfeld $50 p. m. for w. sumner
and Turner; Canton APT p. M arriving At feru
$50; Dixfeld 600; Mexico 100 p. M; also for
Brettuns Mills, Liyermore. Returning, leave
Mexico GOO, Dixneld 700 a. m; arriving ~ rort-
land 1905 D. m. u. L. LlNCOi4N,Supt-
II. c. BRADFORD. g. T. A. oet6du
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LIVERPOOL. Steamship Oregon-10co boxes
tin plates TO order 2 cs stained glass TO Bishop
Medley 10 cs oranges to Smith / do mdse to G
Wav 4 IN
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cram ouo,ar,ons.
Wednesdays quotations.

Received daily, by private wire, by II. Pink
ham, broker Exchange street. Portland. Me:
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE.
Wednesdays quotations
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NOTICE H HEREBY GIVEN, that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed and TAX
en- upon herself the trust of Administrative with
the will annexed Of the estate Of
DANIEL w. FESSENDEN, late OF Cape Eliza
beth,
in the County Of Cumberland deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de
maads upon the estate of said deceased, are re-
quired TO exhibit the same; and all persons IN
ment to .
Cape Elizabeth. Nov. 10, 1887. dec2dlawF3wf
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EVERY BED FREE.
MURDOCK'S LIQUID FOOD TO-, BOSTON l .!
navajo WS&Mtf
Notice Of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS John w. Smith and George II
w Irish, of Portland, Maine, by their mort.
gage deed dated October IA, 1884. and recorded
In Cumberland Register of Deeds, Book 300, Page
AIS conveyed TO me, the undersigned, certain
parcel of real estate situated IN PORTLAND county
Of Cumberland and State of Maine, and bounded
as follows situated on the southeastery corner
of Lafayette street and Cartoons Court. in said
Portland; beginning at said corner OF said streets
and running thence, southerly ON Lafayette
street, forty-ive (45) feet; thence northerly par
alel with said Court ninety 900 feet; thence
feet; thence southwesterly on said Court ninety
(9O) feet to the starting point, being the same
premises conveyed to said Smith and irish py
1884 and recorded In Book $40, Page 493, OF
Cumberland Registry of Deeds whereas the
Condition of said mortgage has been broken.
Now therefore, by reason Of the breach OF the
condition thereof, claim a foreclosure OF said
mortgage. CfhcS CVLE.
Portland Dec. 8, 1887. c9d1awF3w
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RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
Ou..d after MONDAY, Oct "a, fss7.
Portland as follows

sor Auburn and Lewiston, $50 a. m,
1850 $50 D. m; Lewisten vis Bsaa.-
wick, IS a. m, 1886 t11.16 pm. FOR BATH
7.O5 a. H., 2.55 and 4.56 p. ~, ana on satnI,
days only at Ills p. N: Heehs"na anu
Amor and Lincoln 70. r., 100 a. N. ana
1885 D. M, Brunswick, Gardhnens IA
and t11.16 D. IN. Earmingfen vtn Lo ~
ton, 1880 p. M; vim Brunswtsh' xx a..
a m. and 12.55 D. m. menmontn'
shrop, ReadAeld, Oakland ana VOL.
Auson, 1870 p. m, Waterviiie and SHOW
hogan, via Lewiston. ~. 80, vim Argm..,
Vile saturdays only 4.56 D. m. Belfast
and Dexter, 1850 and t11.16 p 10.
Hanger via Lewiston. 1880 p. m; VIA
Augusta, 7.O5 a. M, 1885 and t11.lb p. m.
hanger e. Pi.eataqui- 10. r., 7.Ob q. m,
and Hills p. m. Ellsworth and Bar
Hnrber, Hills and 1885 p. M 80.
stephen (tinlnis), Aroosfook County,
"a. ohm, Halifax, and the Provinces,
1880, 1885 and Hills p. m
Y-An trains timed as above from Commercial
rt4eIG
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BOSTON AND MAINE n. n.
ia effect Sunday, Oct. d, 1857.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Ser Be=sen 73o, $40 a. m, 12.4O 3.3t P. N.
Bo-son for Portland 7.3O. s.30, a. m. 90.
400 p. m. coop. m. arriving No. Berwisk az
500 p. M, connecting with $50 p M. ram IoI
Poriia nd searore Beach: Fsas Point
saeo, Biddeford 7.30. $40, 10 20 a. m, $50,
$3.50 615 D. m. Old Orchard, 7.SO, $40,
To- 20 a. M, 12.40, $50, $3.50, 6.i5 ?. m. North
HeYviek, Great Falls, Dsvel 7.SO, $40 Am,
124o, $3.50. $3.50 p. m. Exeter, Hnverhii1'
$50 D. NJ. Rochester, Farrnin kton, Alton
BaJ $40 a. M, 1910, $50 .. m. n1anehester
and Concord (via Lawrence) $40 a. M, (via so.
Newmarket Junction. $50 p. m.
sVia Eastern Div. TO Scarboro Crossing.
SUNDAY TRAINS
10 Be.,oa LOO. 4.15 p. m. via East Div, TO Scar
boro Crossing.
EASTERN DIVISION.
For Boston att2O0 am, daily, o 90 m, 90.
rs 90 d. m. Boston for Portland 80, 900 a.
m, 1890 p. m. ('s7.o pm. daily. Cape Eiiza<
-aco 900 am, LOO pm. Biddeford 200, 300
a.m LOO, 600 D. N. Portsmouth,, Newbury-
port, salem, Lynn 200, 900 a. M, LOO, 600
>. m. Amesbury 900 am. LOO, 600 y. m
tCOnnects with Rail Lines for New YORK.
sCunnects with sound Lines for New York.
ssWest Division-North Berwick to searboro
Through Tickets to all points West and South
for Sale at Pos fin cd Station Ticket once and
&C 4 uion n icket Omce, 40 Exchange street
Boston.
ID. s. FLANDERS, ten. p. q I. A
oct2ldu Portland.
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ISLANDS TRAINERS.
Steamboat Co.

On and after September 10th 1887. steamer
Gordon, Capt. James L. Long, VIII run daily as
follows:
Leave Orr's Island for Portland at 6.45 a. m;
Bailey's Island 100; Harpswell, 7.15; East End
Great Chebeague Z As; jerks, 500; Hope Is
land 8. LOS: Little Chebeague, $40; Long Island
$40, arriving in Portland at o. 3 a. m.
Returning will leave Portland for Orrs Island
and all intermediate landings at zoo y. m.
sepl9dn ISAIAH DANIELS. MANAGER.
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CONGREss ST. STATION.

eight minutes later where through tickets and
baggage checks may be obtained for principal
points East and West. 1.-The night express WITH
sleeping car attached runs every night sundays
Included, through to Bangor but not 20 SkOwhe-
gan on Monday mornings or 10 Belfast and
Dexter or beyond Bangor on Sunday mornings.
Trains are due IN Portland as follows; The mErn
ing train from Wateryille, Augusta and Bath
s45 o. m. (; Lewiston, $50 a. M. day 1aino
from Bangor at 1910, 12.45 pm.
The afternoon trains from Bangor, Wateryllle,
Bath, Augusta and R0ekland al $40 p. m.
Lewiston, 5.50p. m. Night Pullman at l. 90
a.
all points Ina the Provinces sale nj re-
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wISCASSET, Dec 14-Ar, schs Niger, Adams,
and Minstrel, Coffin, Boston, Lewis X French
Newman, Gloucester
Dec I5-Ar, barque agate. Powers, Boston, TO
load for Barbadoes; schs Lawrence Haines, lib
belts, and Kate Lilly. Lewis, Boston.
LUBEC, Dec I4-Ar, schs Clara Dnsmore, Fan
ming aud Chas Sears, Allen, Boston.
LAUNcHED-At Camden 18th, from the yard OF
NJ Bean, four-masted schr OF 1850 tons. nam
ed Mount Hope; $50 It long. AZ II beam, and 20 It
hold. She Is fftted with steam hOlsting apparatus
aud fog whistle. Capt j U Crowley, of Taunton, is
TO command her.
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MINIATURE ALMANAC, DECEMBER 10.
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

THURSDAY Dec. 10.
Arrived.
Steamship Winthrop. Bragg, New York pas
sengers aud mdse to b Coyle.
Sch w Drury Baker, Baltmore-coal to &
o Ry Co.
dali Il McAlister.
Sch Rosa Mueller, M'Learn. New York-oil to
Portland X o Co.
Sch Oliver Barrett, Roberts. New York-coal
to Me Cent RR
Sch Henry. Falkingham, New York.
Sch Morelight, Webster, Boston,.
Sch Golden Rule, Reynolds, Boston.
Sch j Warren, Stinson, Boston.
Sch Mary Halves, from Boston.
Sch Cora, Merry Boston for Machias.
Sch Ximena, Pettigrew. Boston for Machias.
Sch Geo ID Perry. Flynn Boston for Maehias.
Sch Sabao, Flynn, Boston for Machias
Sch Belvidere, (BD Newcomb, Parrsboro Tor
Sch j Nlckerson, winslow. Round Pond for
New York
Cleared.
Steamship Partisan, tBr) Wylie, Liverpool via
Halifax-H & A Allan.
Sch Marcia Bailey, Cole, Addison-N Blake.
Sch Dolphin. Grover. Calais-N Blake.
Sch Nightingale, Burgess. Bangor Nickerson
& Son.
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po6TLAaU WHOLESALE MApKET.


PORTLAND. Dec. 10. 1887.
The following are to-days closing quotations Of
Grain Provisions, &C.:
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TOTAL...... .............-......S1 ,591 $50 20
STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, IS.
ri. GEO. c. PETERS, Cashier of the above
named Bank do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief. g. c. PETERS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day
u -0 CHAS. G. ALLEN, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
W. W. THOMAS,
JOHN N. LORD, Directors.
dec14 Il. g. SOMERBY, J DIT
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Spoken.

Dec 10, twonty- five miles Sc OF Barnegat. bark
SYRIA. Pettengill. from Philadelphia for Boston.
Dec IL, Int 81, Ion ~ SO, ship Jos Thomas,
Lermond, from San Francisco for New York.
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The following quotations of stocks are receives
| daily by II. N. Pinkham, No. Exchange street,
| Portland. Me-:
Dec. Ia Dec. 10
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$50 FREE BEDS,

we have just completed a Septic Hospital
Of twelve Free Beds, all for Surgical
Cases.
The Surgical Staff OF Mhrdock's Free
Hospital for Women are In daily attend
auce, except Saturdays, to examine pa
tients, and assign beds.
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Things one would rather have left unsaid:
Her fadyshp-I'm so glad you are coming TO
our concert In the schoolro0m, Price. Miss Da-
vey the great contralto from London, is coming
so help us, you knowi
Old servant-yes, my lady, we was saying In
the servants 'all as we felt very hanxious about
Ter, They don't appreciate anything really fust
rate down ERE. Now you and Miss Hemlna al
ways takes beautifully.
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No matter whether you are or not.
Ifsuffering from Dizziness or Pressure in Head,
Spots before Eyes, Pain Around Palpitation of
Heart Pain in Region of Heart with feelings of
Prickly Sensation Of Limbs, especially the Arm,
Pain between Shoulders and in Side, Dry Cough,
Flatulcnce, Sour Stomach, or ifsufering from Co.
neral Debility with Loss of Appetite,
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TOTAL OPERATIONS
953,
WITH A MORTALITY OF 9 ONLY

We are now having an average OF 100
operations each month. No hospital In
London is doing any more, and only two
as much. We challenge any other hos
pital to show such record where our
Liquid Food Is not used.
From the fact that no two beeves or sheep are
alike is the reason of our different brands being
different IN flavor. All brands are made by the
same formula. The letter represents the day OF
make and the figure the tank. II richer, It Is
stronger in smell and flavor, and will bear great
er reduction, and you may change the flavor as Of
ten as you may desire.
The benefit of our Free Surgical Hos
pital fOi WOnen is being recognized In
all parts OF the United States by the med
icai profession, as they are sending la
dies suffering for the want OF an opera
ti0n known as capital case) from all sec.
tions.
Our Free Home for Homeless Boys con.
tains so beds, aud is located at TO II
Causeway street, Boston. When any OF
the boys suffer from Scr0fula, Eczema or
other skin diseases. hey recover quickly
by the use of our Liquid Food.
In addition to our
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why. Pat, for heavens sake. what's the mat
ter?"
swell, sorr, l swallied a pertater bug, and
although, sorr, took some parrus green widin
five minutes after ter kill tn baste sthil he's just
raisn tn divil inside o. me, sorr."
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Mrs. chas. Smith of Jlmes, Ohio,
write: / have used every remedy for sick head
ache could hear OF for the past fifteen years, but
all the rest.
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Do not suffer from sick headache
a moment longer. 1t is not necessary. Carriers
Little Liver Pills viii cure you. Dose, one little
pill. Small dose. Small pill.
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to rest its greatest hero. Nor was it the
pomp Of the procession nor the splendor
Of the funeral rites that gave character
to the touching ceremony, but the infinite
tenderness and love of great people,"
And still another: Wiser than passion,
more faithful than fury, serene in his de-
votion to the equal rights Of men without
which he knew there could henceforth be
no peace in this country, he TRANQUILITY
persisted, enduring the patience of what
seemed to some his painful delays, and to
others his lawless haste; and so trusting
God and his own true heart, he fulfilled
his great task so well that he died more
tenderly lamented than any ruler in his
tory"
Henry Ward Beecher saw with pro-
phetic eye when, in discourse delivered
on Lincoln week after his death he said
"Dead, dead dead, he yet speaketh. Is
Washington dead? Is Hampden dead?
Is any man that was ever fit to live dead !?
Disenthralled of flesh, risen to the unob-
structed sphere where passions never
come, he begins his illimitable work. His
life is now grated upon the infinite, and
will be fruitful as no earthly life can be
Pass on thou that hast overcome! Ye
people, behold the martyr whose blood,
as SO many articulate words, pleads for
fidelity, for law, for liberty"
The influence for good of this one hon.
est man is beyond estimate. The years
will come and go and his strength will in
crease. Dead, he is deathless. Living
in his work, he cannot die.
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A FAMOUS CHOIR.

Chorus choir music in churches was
marked feature in Boston sixty years
ago. With few exceptions the Boston
churches depended wholly upon such
music. Possibly the most celebrated
choir of that date was the one in Han
over street, under the lead of Lowell
Mason. The same choir, numbering
about sixty, became more celebrated
after the burning of that church and
the removal of the society to Bowdoin
street. In fact, the new edifice on
Bowdoin street was built with special
reference to this branch of public wor-
ship. 1t is well authenticated tradi-
tion that the following colloquy took
place between old DR.. Beecher 1.-THE
father of Henry Ward and Lowell
Mason, before the plans of the architect
had been decided upon by the society !;
that is, by Beecher, who was the soci-
ETY. and church daHacto
Mason" said Baecher, 81 don't
know anything about music, and you
do; you don't know anything about
preaching, and I do. Now you fix your
end of the house to suit your ideas of
music, and will fix my end to suit my
ideas of preaching"
The result was the most perfect
acoustic audience-room ever built in
Boston. The next consideration was an
organ. Beecher insisted that Mason
should have his own say, and he did
aud Appleton produced the finest in
strument, with the greatest range and
the most perfect tone ever seen or heard
in Boston, and there are people living
to- day who will say that it has never
been excelled. When Appleton built
his last organ, for the Warren avenue
church, he was then four-score, and was
present at the dedication Of the church.
Some of the most accomplished organ
lists were present and performed. At
the close of the services Appleton, APP
parently pleased, remarked: "Fine,
yes, very fine, but not equal to Bow
doin street." That same organ is in one
of the churches in Salem, often attend
ed by Gen. Oliver. The Bowdoin street
choir was celebrated not only in Boston
but throughout the United States.
Mason made il a training-school, and
he graduated hundreds Of voices to take
places in choirs throughout the country.
DR.. Beecher once remarked, when he
was congratulated upon the large at
tendance at his church II don't know
whether they come to hear me preach
the word, or to look at the bunch of
grapes carved on the face of the pulpit,
or to hear Mason's choir sing, but they
come."-Old "reminiscences By "Frank-
Enp
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THE MINISTER'S APPLES.

This is one of Mr.. Pdddefoot's stories.
He told it to me, and will tell it to you.
wish could tell it to you, just as he
! told it to me, but nobody can tell stories
just like Mr.. Puddefoot, yoa know, 1
will do the best 1 can.
An old minister had been visiting Mr..
Puddefoot lately, and he told him this
story in the first place.
When this old minister was a little
boy, his mother always gave him big
red apple on his birthday. She never
failed to do this. At last there came
day, when the old minister was a grown
up man and had family of his own,
when the dear old mother had gone to
heaven, and there was no accustomed
gift from her as the birthdays came.
Then the minister's wife took up the GUS
tom, and always when his birthday came
she gave him the big red apple. After
while the minister and his family moved
to the then new State of Wisconsin. There
were no orchards and OF course no fruit.
So when his birthday came, there WIS no
big red apple. It made the minister feel
very sad, for the thought of the dear
mother and all the days that were gone,
and it was the first time in all his life the
little gift was missing By and by he
said to his wife that he would go and
visit such a family, mentioning their
name, who lived three or four miles
away. So he went there and made a
friendly call. When he rose to come,
away the man said:
Here, wait minute. was over to
the settlement few days ago, and / saw
man with basket of nice red apples.
They looked 30 good that I asked him to
sell me some and he did so. There are
three or four left. will give you one for
yourself, and one for your wife and one
for your children" The minister took
them thankfully, and felt that his apple
was really sent to him.
Well, this was strange. But the next
year, the same thing happened on his
birthday. There was no apple, and again
he felt sad. Toward night he went out
for walk. He went down road where
that day train of emigrant wagons had
passed, going farther west, and as he
walked along in the trail of the wagons,
all at once he saw lying in the road a
large, nice, red apple, just like those his
mother used to give him. He took it and
went home, feeling again that it was real
ly sent to him and he thanked God for it.
Since then his apples have never been
absent on his birthday, but he said those
two days made him realize more fully
the loving care of our Father in heaven
than anything that ever happened to him.
-TraverSe City Church Record.